It's insane how we've had at least 5 things worse than Watergate in 4 days and there's not even motivation among democrats to make noise about it. - ThreadSky

50megatonfbomb.bsky.social • 35 days ago

It's insane how we've had at least 5 things worse than Watergate in 4 days and there's not even motivation among democrats to make noise about it.

Reposted from Hugo Lowell

New via WashPost — The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to install loyalists

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anonaudioengineer.bsky.social•34 days ago

Call your reps, and only your reps, and tell them how you feel about it. 5calls.org. Guaranteed to be more cathartic than posting into the void.

50megatonfbomb.bsky.social•34 days ago

Michael Rulli is one of the assholes responsible for this.

anonaudioengineer.bsky.social•34 days ago

Do you live in Ohio’s 6th district?

50megatonfbomb.bsky.social•34 days ago

Yes. He and Moreno and Hustead have and will continue to hear from me, but they're all scumbags.

anonaudioengineer.bsky.social•34 days ago

No doubt, give em hell! They need you more than you need them!

engholm.bsky.social•35 days ago

I am at least as surprised that the Republicans have allowed all this to happen

roubledestroyer.bsky.social•35 days ago

Rolling over is our number one skill.

It doesn’t matter who wants to stick it in or how.

jeb-2028.bsky.social•35 days ago

I think they've given up already and are resigned to saving their own skins when it all really goes south, the people be damned.

dramaticowl.bsky.social•34 days ago

that's what i think too

jeb-2028.bsky.social•35 days ago

See: Biden's pardons of his family while welcoming Trump to the White House like a golf buddy

hrryan.bsky.social•35 days ago

I think they are likely very busy trying to make order out of chaos while we sit on our asses fulminating on social media.

spaghetmonster.bsky.social•35 days ago

you give them far more credit than the past four years has shown they deserve

hrryan.bsky.social•35 days ago

I think they did a fantastic job.

willarther.bsky.social•35 days ago

*looks at the present*

I dunno, fam.

hrryan.bsky.social•35 days ago

Blame the American people. They voted for this.

spaghetmonster.bsky.social•34 days ago

They literally did nothing.

hrryan.bsky.social•34 days ago

Maybe on your planet.

suebeedefender.bsky.social•35 days ago

We are hoping we get a permanent solution like he demanded for Marie Yovanovitch.

instantdogma.bsky.social•35 days ago

One word - Corruption.

thewettanktops.bsky.social•35 days ago

What do you mean they're not making noise about it?

choppersms.bsky.social•35 days ago

Can they actually just fire civil servants?

carpinsandiego.com•35 days ago

Pretty sure these are appointed positions. Cause no he cant just fire civil servants.

choppersms.bsky.social•35 days ago

Someone posted congress has to be given 30 days notice to remove an IG. Lawsuits galore

carpinsandiego.com•35 days ago

Heres the IG Act with new provisions
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/inspector-general-reform-ndaa

carpinsandiego.com•35 days ago

And most were appointed by him during his last presidency.

houserdave.bsky.social•35 days ago

Primary every Vichy Democrat.

kslengel.bsky.social•34 days ago

Politics is the art of the possible

doyoulikepizza.bsky.social•35 days ago

I don’t have super-strong opinions on the DNC chair race but do think Ben Wikkler is correct that Democrats need to commit to a 24/7/365 campaign style comms operation to respond to the fire hose.

michaeljameshawk.bsky.social•35 days ago

There may be a point when we all realize that K Street and Wall Street has made the difference between Republican and Democrat infinitesimal.

ofvick.bsky.social•35 days ago

They're the party of normalcy, and like normalcy they're gone forever

digitalwatches.bsky.social•35 days ago

Normalcy has no value though. It's not even a principle it's just inertia, and they're not even managing to be that

50megatonfbomb.bsky.social•35 days ago

I get that no scandals stick, but all of the noise in his first term was bad for him. There's not even a peep now!

cthulul.bsky.social•35 days ago

Scandals only stick if they try, and they won't try

likeopomp.bsky.social•35 days ago

I think democrats are starting to understand that so many voters are even less human than they thought and they don't know how to approach them.

macrambles.bsky.social•35 days ago

Maybe we should ask Fetterman how he feels....oh, wait you said a dem.

churchlady320.bsky.social•35 days ago

Well, that's OUR job. WE are the loud voices calling out the jerks and upholding the good guys. They have a job to do, and it's not creating uproar. WE do that because WE are the people who VOTE. Get out there in public and get heard!!!

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